Refuse and recycling carts at the curb
Streets & Urban Forestry
  1. Some Properties Experiencing Schedule Lookup Problems

    The collection schedule lookup for properties is having temporary technical difficulties.

    While City IT sorts out the issue, residents can use this map-based look-up tool.

  2. Closed for Thanksgiving and Ho-Chunk Day (11/27 & 11/28)

    No collections on 11/27 (Thanksgiving) & 11/28 (Ho-Chunk Day). 

    Check your collection schedules to learn when to set out trash and recycling carts.

    Drop-off sites also closed on 11/27 & 11/28.

    Olin Avenue drop-off last day is 11/30.

Mowing Medians

Streets Division crews mow and maintain most of the medians around Madison.

2025 Weed Control Pilot

On the west side of Madison, you may have noticed some crews spraying the weeds of concrete medians.

The spray is a combination of water, vinegar, dish soap, and salt.  Our hope is that this kills the weeds in this hard to trim areas.

String trimming these concrete medians are tough because there are so many small rocks and other grit.  The trimmers hit these rocks and other small stones, and sling them around. We do not want to cause any damage to passing cars along these busy intersections from this flying debris - so this spray is worth a shot.

This is just a pilot to see how it goes this year, and hopefully it proves out to be an effective and safe way to keep weeds in these hard to trim areas maintained. 

Operator mowing the median on S. Midvale. They are picking up a piece of litter.

Collecting litter while mowing S. Midvale.

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